Agent skill

Qje Theory Model

by franklee16 in franklee16/academic-research-skills

A skill your agent uses when a Quarterly Journal of Economics (QJE) manuscript has a credible empirical result but no conceptual frame — to add the model or framework that turns a coefficient into a…

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Install Qje Theory Model

skills CLI
$ npx skills add franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill qje-theory-model -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install franklee16/academic-research-skills qje-theory-model --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/franklee16/academic-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Quarterly-Journal-of-Economics-Skills/skills/qje-theory-model .claude/skills/qje-theory-model && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
qje-theory-model
GitHub stars
223
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
530 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,617
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when a Quarterly Journal of Economics (QJE) manuscript has a credible empirical result but no conceptual frame — to add the model or framework that turns a coefficient into a…

  • Works in 4 steps: Define the object. State precisely what… → Make the mechanism a proposition. Even a… → Connect to welfare or policy. Where… → …
  • A Quarterly Journal of Economics (QJE) manuscript has a credible empirical result but no conceptual frame — to add the model
  • SKILL.md covers When to trigger, Why QJE wants a frame, not…, Choosing the right level of… and The framing moves, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Qje Theory Model is an agent skill from franklee16/academic-research-skills. Use when a Quarterly Journal of Economics (QJE) manuscript has a credible empirical result but no conceptual frame — to add the model or framework that turns a coefficient into a lesson with broad implications. Frames the result conceptually; it does not redesign the identification.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: Comprehensive collection of Claude Code skills for academic research in economics, finance, and social sciences.

When your agent uses it

  • A Quarterly Journal of Economics (QJE) manuscript has a credible empirical result but no conceptual frame — to add the model
  • Framework that turns a coefficient into a lesson with broad implications

Example prompts

  • “/qje-theory-model”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Define the object. State precisely what economic quantity the empirical estimate corresponds to (an elasticity, a treatment effect on a…
  2. Make the mechanism a proposition. Even a two-equation model that yields "the sign/size of β reveals mechanism M" disciplines the…
  3. Connect to welfare or policy. Where possible, use a sufficient-statistic or envelope argument to translate estimates into a quantity…
  4. State the broad lesson. Close the loop with the topic-selection hook: the model should make the "beyond this setting" sentence rigorous…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9a4b2db. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Qje Theory Model loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 75 tokens; SKILL.md has 530 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~75
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 530 words (~1,180 tokens).

“QJE rewards a clear conceptual takeaway with broad implications — it is, after all, the journal that published Akerlof's "Market for 'Lemons'" (QJE 1970) and Spence's "Job Market Signaling" (QJE 1973), papers carried by a sharp idea rather than heavy…”

— opening of SKILL.md by franklee16
name
qje-theory-model

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Quarterly-Journal-of-Economics-Skills/skills/qje-theory-model of franklee16/academic-research-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9a4b2db

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in franklee16/academic-research-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Qje Theory Model

What does Qje Theory Model do?

A skill your agent uses when a Quarterly Journal of Economics (QJE) manuscript has a credible empirical result but no conceptual frame — to add the model or framework that turns a coefficient into a…. Qje Theory Model is an agent skill from franklee16/academic-research-skills. Use when a Quarterly Journal of Economics (QJE) manuscript has a credible empirical result but no conceptual frame — to add the model or framework that turns a coefficient into a lesson with broad implications.

When should I use Qje Theory Model?

Qje Theory Model fits situations like: A Quarterly Journal of Economics (QJE) manuscript has a credible empirical result but no conceptual frame — to add the model; framework that turns a coefficient into a lesson with broad implications.

How do I install Qje Theory Model in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill qje-theory-model -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Quarterly-Journal-of-Economics-Skills/skills/qje-theory-model in franklee16/academic-research-skills) into .claude/skills/qje-theory-model in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Qje Theory Model in Codex?

Run `npx skills add franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill qje-theory-model -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (Awesome-Journal-Skills-main/Quarterly-Journal-of-Economics-Skills/skills/qje-theory-model in franklee16/academic-research-skills) into .agents/skills/qje-theory-model in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Qje Theory Model in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add franklee16/academic-research-skills --skill qje-theory-model -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/qje-theory-model, .gemini/skills/qje-theory-model, .github/skills/qje-theory-model and .opencode/skills/qje-theory-model in your project.

What does Qje Theory Model need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Qje Theory Model is instructions for the agent only.

Does Qje Theory Model access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Qje Theory Model safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Qje Theory Model use?

No licence was found for Qje Theory Model or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Qje Theory Model use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Qje Theory Model?

franklee16 (a GitHub user) maintains it in franklee16/academic-research-skills, which has 223 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,617 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 18, 2026.

Source: franklee16/academic-research-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.